Abstract: A system for tilting and lifting a device includes three pulleys and a cable. A portion of the cable is adjustable. Two of the pulleys are connected to a stationary surface and the third pulley is connected to the object. One end of the cable is connected to the object and the other end provides for the application of force.

Abstract: There is provided a bicycle storage device which includes a housing bracket and first and second bicycle support members. Each member is moveable from a storage position to a bicycle support position; each member has an elongated arm which rotates from an upward stored position to a horizontally extending support position with a resilient member maintaining the members in a storage position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle support rack that includes a shelf piece and a U-shaped bracket. The shelf piece is anchored to a wall along the rear, and has front corners supporting retaining hooks and apertured fixtures. The U-shaped bracket has a base portion anchored to the wall below the rear of the shelf piece. The arms of the U-shaped bracket extend diagonally up from the base to inwardly bent ends. The inwardly bent ends can be removably disposed through the apertures of the apertured fixtures, thereby resulting in a releasable engagement between the shelf piece and U-shaped bracket. The retaining hooks provide removable support for a bicycle by retaining the top tube of the bicycle frame.

Abstract: An elongate track member includes a spring biased slide block, with the slide block arranged for inter-engaging and locking relative to the track structure. The slide block includes a U-shaped clamp bar having spaced legs, with each leg including a clamp jaw to secure a bicycle frame therewithin. The spring structure within the track member permits ease of lowering and raising of the organization.

Abstract: A portable bicycle stand repair capable of being removably attached to a smooth and approximately vertical surface such as the side of a motor vehicle. The portable bicycle repair stand incorporates at least one suction cup capable of being removably and securely attached to a smooth surface such as a sheet metal or glass vehicle surface. The lower end of the bicycle repair stand rests on the surface of the ground. A rotatably attached bicycle frame clamp is used to securely and releasably grip a bicycle frame and allows the bicycle to be rotated into a desired position and locked into place. The portable bicycle stand optionally incorporates height adjusting means.

Abstract: An improved mobile mount system including a vertical support member, an object mount slideably coupled to the vertical support member and a constant force member mounted at the top of the vertical support member and coupled to the mount to provide a constant force thereto for lifting an object place down.

Abstract: A mount system for a bicycle or other object of similar characteristics is disclosed. A bicycle is secured in a mount that is attached to a motor-driven band within a track. The mounted bicycle is moved along the track when the motor drives the band.

Abstract: A wall-mountable storage rack for a bicycle or the like that can be collapsed into a folded-down compact state. The rack consists of three hingedly-connected portions, i.e., a shelf portion, a wall mount portion and a brace portion. Hinges respectively connect the wall mount portion to the shelf portion, and the brace portion to the shelf portion. The rack is adapted to support a bicycle horizontally by its top tube on a cradle formed as an extension of the shelf portion so that the bicycle wheels are held off the ground and free to rotate. With the bicycle so supported, minor maintenance may be performed on it with the rack thereby serving a secondary function as a maintenance stand.

Abstract: A wall-mounted sporting goods rack utilizes two bars, each of which has an upright portion which is mountable to a wall or other upright surface, with an extended portion which projects from the wall to support surfboards, bicycles, windsurfers, skis and the like. The rack construction utilizes a core of corrosion resistant steel tubing covered with a relatively soft polyethylene foam for padding. With the sleeve being parted to the rear of the upright section of the core, this permits the sleeve to be pulled forward exposing the core so that screws may be inserted through the upright portion of the core into the wall, with the sleeve subsequently being snapped in place around the core to protect the sporting goods item and hide the screw heads and the core.

Abstract: A collapsible bicycle storage device may include a bracket assembly including a mounting portion for mounting the bracket assembly to a wall or ceiling, and an arm support assembly for supporting one or more bicycle support arms in the bracket assembly. The arm support assembly supports an arm assembly having at least one bicycle support arm rotatably mounted in the bracket assembly for rotation between a stowage position and an operational position.

Abstract: A folding carrier that is mountable upon a generally planar member includes a rotatably connected frame and carrying member. The frame is a substantially U-shaped member having a pair of legs and a back, each leg having a stop. The carrying member, which is also a U-shaped member, is constrained for limited rotational movement relative to the frame between a carrying position and a stored position. In its stored position, the carrying member is in a side-by-side relationship with the frame and inclined backwardly toward it. When in its extended position, the carrying member is substantially perpendicular to the planar member upon which the carrier is mounted. The carrying member bears against the stops of the frame to prevent further rotation beyond the preferred carrying position. Frictional elements that are mounted on the frame and carrying member engage the generally planar member and prevent unwanted movement of the carrier.

Abstract: A carrier rack designed for mounting to the rear of a motor vehicle is described. for the mounting of bicycles, brackets on the rack provide a four-point support attaching to the wheels of the bicycle, one above and one below the center of each of the front and rear wheels, without contacting any finished surfaces of the bicycle other than the wheel rims. The brackets are pivotally mounted to the frame so that they extend outward perpendicular to the frame when in use and are rotatable into the plane of the frame when not in use. Manually operated locking features secure the support arms in either of the two positions. Also disclosed is a carrier rack frame which engages the rear bumper of the vehicle and has straps to secure the frame under tension to such features as the top edge of a hatchback window and tow loops beneath the chassis. Unique methods of securement to these features are disclosed.

Abstract: A quick release bicycle rack has a planar base provided with a generally rectangular upstanding mounting block. The mounting block has a reduced width portion and an enlarged width portion, each provided with a transversely extending cylindrical bore. A conventional quick release spindle, of the type utilized to mount bicycle wheels on the slotted forks of a bicycle frame, is selectively received through one of these transverse bores. In use, one wheel of a bicycle is removed and the slotted forks are clamped against the mounting block by the quick release mechanism. By inserting the quick release spindle through either the reduced or the enlarged width portion of the mounting block, the device may be utilized with bicycles having two different standard fork frame width dimensions. The mounting plate is provided with apertures for the reception of threaded fasteners for securing the mounting block to a horizontal or vertical planar surface.

Abstract: A ceiling rack which comprises a preferably T-shaped attachment member carrying usually one or more pairs of elongated support members is useful for the uncluttered storage of a variety of articles which hang from the rack in an easily removable way. The attachment member has a horizontal bar which attaches to the ceiling and has a downwardly projecting vertical stem mounted telescopically to (and preferably outside) a height adjusting member. To the lower end of this height adjusting member is attached a frame to which is removably attached at least one elongated horizontal support member. Plural support members are preferably parallel to each other and when a pair of support members is chosen, each of the pair is equidistant from the height adjusting member although not necessarily in the same horizontal plane as the lower end of the height adjusting member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for storing bicycles above ground level. The apparatus comprises an integral support rack having a vertical bracket securable to a wall and a deformable arm which has mounted thereto and a device for receiving and supportingly engaging the horizontal top tube of a bicycle. A single rack is suitable for supporting a bicycle.

Abstract: There is disclosed a rack for mounting a bicycle from a wall by means of a pair of horizontally spaced picture hooks, the rack comprising a relative flat base having rings pivotally mounted on the back side thereof each to fit within one of the hooks, a pair of legs having their upper ends carried by the base to dispose their lower ends in position in to engage the wall beneath the base, and a pair of arms each having one end pivotally connected to the base for swinging between an inner position in which its other end is beneath the lower end of the base and an outer position in which its other end extends therefrom in horizontally spaced relation with respect to the other arm, the legs being of such configuration as to be inwardly yieldable to permit the base to assume a more vertical position under the weight of the bicycle.

Abstract: A bicycle storage rack comprises a two-point bicycle hanging system or, alternatively, a three-point immobilizing suspension system. The hanging and suspension points can be moved reciprocally relative to one another and rotated in two directions to accommodate virtually any bicycle frame size and configuration. Also, a wedge is provided for immobilizing the front wheel.

Abstract: Bicycle carriers for buses and the like which include a locking device for each bicycle so as to allow the loading and removal of bicycles by passengers without requiring the attention of the bus driver. The bicycle carriers are provided with a quick disconnect mechanism for ease in fastening and removal from the bus, in spite of bus to bus variations, and may include retractable wheels in the form of casters providing for easy movement of the carrier when taken off the bus. Each bicycle support is disposed and configured so as to quickly guide a bicycle into the proper carrying position and to require minimum time and physical agility for loading and unloading. An additional pair of tail lights are provided on the carrier frame to avoid the effects of any partial obscuring of the tail lights on the vehicle. Various embodiments are disclosed, including embodiments utilizing coin operated and other locking devices.

Abstract: A novel rack for carrying bicycles on cars and trucks comprising:(a) a pair of retaining bars, each such bar having a long upright arm, said long arm terminating in a notched opening, said opening being adapted to be received between the bicycle frame and the wheel axle,(b) means for securing said bars to an automobile or truck, said bars being laterally displaced from each other by a distance corresponding to the wheelbase of a bicycle.In one embodiment, each such bar has a long arm connected to a short arm, said short arm being adapted to restrain the bicycle wheel on the side of the bicycle opposite the side where the long arm is present.

Abstract: Apparatus for restricting the motion of a motorcycle while it is being carried by a pickup truck or similar vehicle is disclosed. Such vehicles are of the type having a bed which includes a horizontal load-bearing portion and one or more sidewall portions. The motorcycle is provided with a luggage rack or similar rear-mounted load carrying member. The apparatus of the present invention provides a substantially vertical strut mounted to the vehicle bed proximate one of its sidewalls. A transverse hook member is attached to the top of the vertical strut. The free end of the hook member has an upwardly opening hook contour. The rear portion of the motorcycle is lifted and the rear-mounted load carrying member engaged with the hook contour along the side of the motorcycle near the strut. The rear wheel of the motorcycle is thus maintained in a raised position relative to the horizontal portion of the vehicle bed, and the lower extremity of the rear wheel is biased against the vertical strut.

Abstract: An assembly includes a face plate which is mounted to an exposed wall stud in an enclosure such as a garage. The ends of a U-shaped locking member formed from a bar of hardened steel extend through transverse openings in the face plate and encircle a portion of a bicycle frame. An eye is formed on one end of the locking member and a padlock is placed through the eye to prevent withdrawal of the locking member from the face plate. In a first embodiment of the invention the face plate is mounted to the exposed edge of the wall stud on the interior of the enclosure, and in a second embodiment the face plate is mounted to the outside surface of the wall defined by the wall stud.

Abstract: A bicycle rack mountable on a wall surface and having a pair of projecting fork supporting arms rotatable from depending collapsed to horizontal bicycle supporting positions and provided with a latching mechanism for retaining the arms in supporting position whereby a bicycle is supported in erect position relative to the wall surface.